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US 10,096,933 B2Granted
Waterproof apparatus for cables and cable interfaces
AssigneeMimosa Networks, Inc.
InventorsCarlos Ramos, Wayne Miller
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Abstract
Waterproof apparatus for cables and cable interfaces are provided herein. An exemplary apparatus includes a coupler body that includes a first end configured to releaseably couple with a connector bulkhead and a second end having an opening that is sized to receive a sealing gland, a cavity for receiving the sealing gland, the sealing gland comprising an outer peripheral surface configured to sealingly engage with an inner surface of the cavity, the sealing gland comprising an aperture that is configured to receive a cable.
Claims9
An apparatus, comprising:
- a coupler body having an opening that is sized to receive a sealing gland;
- a connector bulkhead having an interface that receives a pre-terminated head associated with any of Category 5E, Category 6, Category 7, and Category 7 Direct Burial cable, the connector bulkhead further comprising two rings that are threadably coupled to an outer surface of the connector bulkhead, a first of the two rings capable of threaded movement towards a second of the two rings, the second of the two rings being located proximate to the coupler body when the pre-terminated head is joined to the connector bulkhead;
- the sealing gland sealingly engages with an inner surface of the coupler body, the sealing gland comprising an aperture that is configured to receive a cable coupled to the pre-terminated head;
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- wherein the connector bulkhead sealingly joins with the coupler body to enclose the pre-terminated head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.